| The committee, headed by Basudeb Acharya of the Left Front, said a proposal has been sent by the state government and the standing committee to set up the terminal and a bridge over the existing rail-line there. |
| The investment in the project is going to be in the region of Rs 1,600 crore, Acharya said here today. |
| "We have suggested to Railways that the project should be included in the next budget with sizable allocation. The terminal will facilitate trains of South-eastern Railway," he added. |
| The announcement comes at a time when work on three other terminals in and around Kolkata is yet to kick off, owing to the problem of traffic dispersal. |
| The terminals at Chitpur and Padmapukur are yet to come up as the state government has expressed its inability to develop or fund infrastructure for traffic dispersal. |
| Two platforms have been set up in Shalimar but they are under-utilised. |
| The station is to be expanded to eight platforms but the critical issue of connectivity with Kolkata and Howrah remains unresolved. |
| "We The committee will speak to both the Railways and state government," Acharya noted. |
| He demanded the Railways must take up at least 30 projects of the state on priority basis. |
| These include a circular railway line connecting New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, Alipur Duar and Coochbehar. |
| The standing committee will also recommend double line connectivity to Haldia to facilitate cargo movement. |
| A proposal has also been sent to restore the Jiagunj-Ajimgunj line and bridge over river Bhagirathi in Murshidabad. |
| To promote tourism in the Mukutmanipur area of Bankura, better rail connectivity has been proposed for Bankura town. |
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